Inventor · San Jose, CA, US

Stephen D. Rank

62Patents
14h-index
44Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 9, 2001 → Aug 16, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7979146B2 System and method for automatically producing haptic events from a digital audio signal Physics 155 Active
US7623114B2 Haptic feedback sensations based on audio output from computer devices Physics 102 Expired
US9164587B2 Haptic spatialization system Human Necessities 78 Active
US8378964B2 System and method for automatically producing haptic events from a digital audio signal Physics 70 Active
US8000825B2 System and method for automatically producing haptic events from a digital audio file Physics 68 Active
US9274603B2 Method and apparatus to provide haptic feedback based on media content and one or more external parameters Physics 58 Active
US9507423B2 Generating haptic effects while minimizing cascading Physics 57 Active
US9019087B2 Synchronization of haptic effect data in a media stream Electricity 55 Active
US10074246B2 Sound to haptic effect conversion system using multiple actuators Physics 55 Active
US8621348B2 Customizing haptic effects on an end user device Electricity 53 Active
US9213408B2 Generating haptic effects while minimizing cascading Physics 23 Active
US8688251B2 System and method for automatically producing haptic events from a digital audio signal Physics 17 Active
US8441437B2 Haptic feedback sensations based on audio output from computer devices Physics 15 Active
US10509472B2 Methods and apparatuses for endstop diminishment solutions in haptically-enabled controller devices Human Necessities 14 Active
US10353471B2 Haptic spatialization system Human Necessities 14 Active
US8686941B2 Haptic feedback sensations based on audio output from computer devices Physics 12 Active
US9619029B2 Haptic trigger control system Human Necessities 11 Active
US9524624B2 Haptic system with increased LRA bandwidth Physics 7 Active
US8761915B2 System and method for automatically producing haptic events from a digital audio file Physics 6 Active
US10026276B2 Haptic system with increased LRA bandwidth Physics 5 Active
US9207764B2 Orientation adjustable multi-channel haptic device Physics 4 Active
US9239700B2 System and method for automatically producing haptic events from a digital audio signal Physics 4 Active
US9330546B2 System and method for automatically producing haptic events from a digital audio file Physics 4 Active
US8700791B2 Synchronization of haptic effect data in a media transport stream Physics 4 Active
US9997032B2 Offline haptic conversion system Electricity 3 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.